Fourth graders at a Nature Awaits program at P.J. Hoffmaster State Park north of Grand Haven. BRAD PARSONS, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
In a world dominated by smartphones and screen time, the Department of Natural Resources aims to reconnect kids with Michigan’s great outdoors.
The DNR is funding Nature Awaits, a program dedicated to hosting outdoor learning sessions for fourth grade classes at state parks.
“We want all of these students to come to our state parks so that we can talk to them about why conservation is important and …
